Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Barbara Ward DeArmond
Apr 2, 2017
Barbara Ward DeArmond, age 84, a McMinnville, TN resident and Catoosa County, GA native, passed away peacefully at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital on April 2, 2017. She was born to the late Eva Cooper and Richard “Z.” Ward on June 21, 1932. She was married February 15, 1957 to George DeArmond who preceded her in death. In addition to her...
Jobyna Barnes
Apr 1, 2017
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Jobyna Barnes, age 96, was born August 10, 1920 and died April 1, 2017 at Raintree Manor following an extended illness. A homemaker and a member of Smyrna Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late John and Edna Brady Ware. She was married to Leon Barnes who preceded her...
Brownie William Turner
Mar 31, 2017
Brownie William Turner, age 64, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native was born April 10, 1952 and died March 31, 2017 at his residence following a lingering illness. He was a retired welder with Morrison Tool and Fab, member of Irving College Baptist Church and son of the late Grady Levoy “Pete” and Margie Frances Brown Turner....
Margaret Diane Atterson
Mar 31, 2017
Margaret Diane Atterson, age 69, a McMinnville, TN resident and Crab Orchard, TN native was born April 28, 1947 and died March 31, 2017 in St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital following a two-year illness. She was a retired employee of Finley, member of the Church of Christ and daughter of the late Gene and Edna Nail Cox. In addition to her...
Sheryl Ann Kirby
Mar 30, 2017
Sheryl Ann Kirby, age 61, a Murfreesboro, TN resident and San Diego, CA native was born December 8, 1955 and died March 30, 2017 at her residence following a sudden illness. She was a real estate agent and daughter of Lucille Turner Scott of McMinnville, TN and the late Charles Turner. In addition to her father, she was preceded in...
J.C. Ware
Mar 27, 2017
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native J.C. Ware, age 89, was born October 25, 1927 and died March 27, 2017 at his residence following an extended illness. A retired employee of Tennessee-Carolina Transportation, Ware's Harley Davidson and Amplified Audio, and a member of the Baptist Faith, he attended the Oasis Church. Mr. Ware was the son of the...
Amos Vaughn
Mar 26, 2017
Amos Vaughn, age 78, a McMinnville, TN resident and Rienzi, Mississippi native was born June 6, 1938 and died March 26, 2017 at his residence following an extended illness. He was a member of the Tennessee Army National Guard, a truck driver for Crete Transportation, a loyal member of Rolling Acres Bretheren in Christ Church for 26 years, and the...
Forrest Wayne "Buster"/"Sam Ye Am" Davenport
Mar 25, 2017
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Forrest Wayne "Buster"/"Sam Ye Am" Davenport, age 76, was born March 10, 1941 and died March 25, 2017 at NHC Healthcare in McMinnville following an extended illness. Retired from Century Electric and a member of Madison Street Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Delta Forrest and Dovie Barrett Davenport....
Ralph Edward Pease, Sr.
Mar 23, 2017
Ralph Edward Pease, Sr., age 75, a McMinnville, TN resident and Grundy County, TN native was born October 2, 1941 and died March 23, 2017 at his residence following an extended illness. He was a retired employee of B-R-C, member of the Church of God and son of the late Claudie and Ollene King Pease. In addition to his parents,...
Geraldine Roberts
Mar 20, 2017
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Geraldine Roberts, age 59, was born April 29, 1957 and died March 20, 2017 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A retired teacher with the Warren County and Grundy County School System and a member of Philadelphia The Baptist Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the...
Melba Joy Decker
Mar 20, 2017
Melba Joy Decker, age 73, a Smyrna, TN resident and Detroit, MI native was born October 9, 1943 and died March 20, 2017 in Vanderbilt University Medical Center following an extended illness. She was a retired school bus driver with Warren County Schools, member of Blues Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church and daughter of the late Clifford and Fannie Elizabeth Dunn...
Jolanda Margaret Windisch Turner
Mar 19, 2017
Jolanda Margaret Windisch Turner, age 86, a McMinnville, TN resident and Erbendorf, Germany native was born March 27, 1930 and died March 19, 2017 at her residence following a sudden illness. She was a retired employee of Georgia Girl Apparel in Smithville, TN, member of North Warren Church of Christ and daughter of the late Martin Packer and Teresa Margaret...
Jennifer Hayes Laxson Starkey
Mar 18, 2017
Jennifer Hayes Laxson Starkey, age 60, a Morrison, TN resident and McMinnville, TN native was born April 2, 1956 and died March 18, 2017 at her residence following an extended illness. She was a homemaker, member of Morrison United Methodist Church and daughter of the late Bill Houston Laxson and Elise Hayes Laxson. In addition to her parents, she was...
Shizue "Susie" Nakamura Young
Mar 17, 2017
Shizue “Susie” Nakamura Young, age 86, a McMinnville, TN resident and Fukuoka, Japan native was born June 21, 1930 and died March 17, 2017 in St. Thomas West Hospital following a sudden illness. She was a homemaker and daughter of the late Ichitaro and Shio Nakamura. Mrs. Young was married to John Edgar Young who preceded her in death on...
Doug Travis
Mar 16, 2017
Doug Travis, age 87, a McMinnville, TN resident and Woodbury, TN native was born September 8, 1929 and died March 16, 2017 in St. Thomas River Park Hospital following a brief illness. He was retired from Century, a member of East End Church of Christ and son of the late B.F. and Jessie Mae Gilley Travis. In addition to his...
Willie Roberts
Mar 15, 2017
Willie Roberts, age 69, a McMinnville, TN resident and Grundy County, TN native was born June 2, 1947 and died March 15, 2017 in St. Thomas River Park Hospital following an extended illness. He was a retired field manager for Harold Hillis Nursery, member of the Pentecostal Church and son of the late Thomas Jefferson and Anna Lee King Roberts....
Joyce Elizabeth Bryant
Mar 14, 2017
Joyce Elizabeth Bryant, age 86, a Rock Island, TN resident and Warren County, TN native was born June 11, 1930 and died March 14, 2017 at her residence following an extended illness. She was a homemaker and daughter of the late Tommy Lee and Bessie Pitman Bain. Mrs. Bryant was married August 16, 1947 to Robert Thomas “Cruse” Bryant who...
Steven Russell Myers
Mar 13, 2017
Steven Russell Myers, age 60, a Tennessee resident and Lima, OH native was born July 8, 1956 and died March 13, 2017 following a sudden illness. He was the son of Elaine McBride of Casa Grande, AZ and the late Patrick Myers. In addition to his mother, he is survived by four brothers, Kevin Myers, David (Mildred) Myers and Wayne...
Sharon Lanita Walling
Mar 9, 2017
Rock Island, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native Sharon Lanita Walling, age 60, was born August 26, 1956 and died March 9, 2017 at her residence following an extended illness. A retired dietary supervisor at River Park Hospital and a member of Mt. Elim Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Landy Power and Shirley Anita...
A.L. Phillips
Mar 8, 2017
A.L. Phillips, age 88, a McMinnville, TN resident and West Palm Beach, FL native was born July 22, 1928 and died March 8, 2017 in St. Thomas West Hospital following a brief illness. He was a retired employee of Formfit Rogers, an avid U.T. fan, member of Liberty Cumberland Presbyterian Church and son of the late Arthur Lester Phillips, Sr....
